Big wheel
Encyclopedia
Big wheel may refer to:
- Big Wheel (tricycle), a type of tricycle
- Michigan logging wheelsMichigan logging wheelsMichigan logging wheels, also known as big wheels, high wheels, logging wheels, logger wheels, lumbering wheels, bummer carts, katydids or nibs, are a type of skidder. It extended the season in which the logging industry could extract timber from the North Woods of Michigan, by removing the need...
, also called Big wheels, large wagon wheels used in logging - A Ferris wheelFerris wheelA Ferris wheel is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with passenger cars attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, the cars are kept upright, usually by gravity.Some of the largest and most modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on...
, commonly called a "big wheel" in the United Kingdom - Ding DongDing DongA Ding Dong is a chocolate cake that is sold by Hostess Brands. It is round with a flat top and bottom, about three inches in diameter and a little more than an inch high, similar in shape to a hockey puck. A white creamy filling is injected into the center, and a thin coating of chocolate glaze...
snack cakes, also marketed under the brand name "Big Wheel" - Fisher's Big WheelFisher's Big WheelFisher's Big Wheel was a discount department store chain based in New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States. The company operated stores under the Fisher's Big Wheel and Buy Smart names. At its peak, the chain comprised more than 100 stores in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. The chain...
, a defunct department store chain based in Pennsylvania - Big Six wheelBig Six wheelThe Big Six wheel, also known simply as The Big Six or Wheel of Fortune, is an unequal game of chance, played using a large vertical wheel that can be spun....
, a game of chance often played in casinos
Music
- Big Wheels (song), a song by Electric Light Orchestra
- Big Wheels (Down with Webster song)Big Wheels (Down with Webster song)"Big Wheels" is a single by Canadian rap rock band, Down with Webster. It is the second single off their album, Time to Win, Vol. 2. The song was released to radio on September 9, 2011 and released to digital download on September 13, 2011. The song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at...
, a song by Down with WebsterDown with WebsterDown with Webster, or DWW, is a 7-man Canadian rap rock band from The Beaches area of Toronto, Ontario who signed with Universal Motown in April 2009. During live shows the band occasionally uses a 3-piece horn section.... - Big Wheel RecreationBig Wheel RecreationBig Wheel Recreation was an independent record label based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was formed in the fall of 1994 by Rama Mayo and Richard P. Cummings. Started as a hobby, Big Wheel became a fully functioning record label in 1999...
, a record label - Big Wheel (Icehouse album), 1993
- Big Wheel (Aaron Pritchett album)Big Wheel (Aaron Pritchett album)Big Wheel is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music singer Aaron Pritchett. It was released on April 18, 2006 by OPM Records. "Big Wheel," "Hold My Beer," "Warm Safe Place," "The Weight" and "Done You Wrong" were released as singles....
, 2006 - Big Wheel (song)Big Wheel (song)"Big Wheel" is a song written and recorded by Tori Amos. It was chosen as the first single from her album American Doll Posse. However, multiple radio stations rejected "Big Wheel" because the acronym MILF is repeated in the bridge of the song...
, a 2007 single by Tori Amos - The Big Wheel (Runrig album), 199
- "The Big Wheel", a song from the 1991 album Roll the BonesRoll the BonesRoll the Bones is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1991 . The album was recorded at Le Studio in Morin Heights and at McClear Place in Toronto with Rupert Hine returning as producer. The album won the 1992 Juno Award for best album cover design...
by Rush
Media
- The Big Wheel (film)The Big Wheel (film)The Big Wheel is a 1949 film starring Mickey Rooney and Thomas Mitchell.-Plot:Rooney plays Billy Coy, a young man determined to follow in his father's footsteps as a race car driver. Despite the fact that his father, "Cannonball" Coy, was killed in a fiery crash during the Indianapolis 500, Billy...
, a 1949 film starring Mickey Rooney - Big Wheel (The Price Is Right), a wheel used in the "Showcase Showdown" segment of the television game show The Price Is Right
- Big Wheel (comics)Big Wheel (comics)Big Wheel is a Marvel Comics supervillain created by Marv Wolfman, Ross Andru, and Mike Esposito. The character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #182 .-Fictional character biography:...
(Jackson Weele), a Marvel Comics supervillain and foe of Spider-Man